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economic2026

Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)

Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•171 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
4.8indicator value
Median: 4.0indicator value
Countries Covered
171
with available data
Highest
Switzerland
18.8indicator value
Lowest
Chad
0.2indicator value
Top 5 Countries
1Switzerland18.8indicator value
2Norway16.5indicator value
3Iceland15.9indicator value
4Ireland14.8indicator value
5Finland14.0indicator value
By Region
Oceania12.9indicator value(2 countries)
Europe9.5indicator value(32 countries)
North America7.5indicator value(4 countries)
South America4.6indicator value(6 countries)
Asia4.4indicator value(23 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.2indicator value)High (18.8indicator value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.8indicator value)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (6)
Asia (23)
Other (96)
Africa (8)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Switzerland18.8indicator value
2Norway16.5indicator value
3Iceland15.9indicator value
4Ireland14.8indicator value
5Finland14.0indicator value
6Luxembourg13.7indicator value
7Australia13.5indicator value
8United States of America13.4indicator value
9Japan13.0indicator value
10Belgium12.9indicator value
11New Zealand12.3indicator value
12Germany12.3indicator value
13Denmark12.2indicator value
14Netherlands11.7indicator value
15Sweden11.7indicator value
16Austria11.3indicator value
17Canada11.3indicator value
18Uzbekistan11.1indicator value
19Belarus10.8indicator value
20Slovenia10.6indicator value
21United Kingdom9.5indicator value
22Czech Republic9.5indicator value
23San Marino9.4indicator value
24France9.4indicator value
25Paraguay9.4indicator value
26South Korea9.1indicator value
27Qatar8.5indicator value
28Romania8.3indicator value
29Malta8.2indicator value
30Portugal8.0indicator value
31Croatia8.0indicator value
32Lithuania7.8indicator value
33Cuba7.6indicator value
34Uruguay7.4indicator value
35Seychelles7.3indicator value
36Russian Federation7.0indicator value
37Italy6.8indicator value
38Bosnia and Herzegovina6.7indicator value
39Serbia6.7indicator value
40Estonia6.7indicator value
41Brunei Darussalam6.6indicator value
42Palau6.6indicator value
43Saint Kitts and Nevis6.6indicator value
44Singapore6.6indicator value
45Saudi Arabia6.6indicator value
46Kazakhstan6.5indicator value
47Tajikistan6.5indicator value
48Spain6.4indicator value
49South Africa6.4indicator value
50Poland6.3indicator value
51Moldova, Republic of6.3indicator value
52United Arab Emirates6.2indicator value
53Montenegro6.1indicator value
54Ukraine6.1indicator value
55Slovakia6.0indicator value
56Georgia6.0indicator value
57Israel5.9indicator value
58Albania5.8indicator value
59Hungary5.7indicator value
60Azerbaijan5.6indicator value
61The Republic of North Macedonia5.5indicator value
62Brazil5.5indicator value
63Chile5.5indicator value
64Namibia5.4indicator value
65Saint Lucia5.3indicator value
66Maldives5.0indicator value
67Philippines4.8indicator value
68Argentina4.7indicator value
69Armenia4.7indicator value
70Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.7indicator value
71Andorra4.7indicator value
72Oman4.7indicator value
73Grenada4.6indicator value
74Kuwait4.5indicator value
75Latvia4.4indicator value
76Eswatini4.3indicator value
77Bahamas4.2indicator value
78Bulgaria4.2indicator value
79Tonga4.2indicator value
80Greece4.1indicator value
81Ghana4.1indicator value
82Trinidad and Tobago4.1indicator value
83Nepal4.1indicator value
84Kyrgyzstan4.1indicator value
85Malaysia4.1indicator value
86Mauritius4.0indicator value
87Tuvalu3.9indicator value
88Guyana3.9indicator value
89Cyprus3.9indicator value
90People's Republic of China3.7indicator value
91Barbados3.7indicator value
92Thailand3.6indicator value
93Turkmenistan3.5indicator value
94Türkiye3.5indicator value
95Panama3.3indicator value
96Jordan3.3indicator value
97Indonesia3.2indicator value
98Costa Rica3.1indicator value
99Zimbabwe3.1indicator value
100Samoa3.1indicator value
101Mexico3.0indicator value
102Botswana3.0indicator value
103Zambia2.9indicator value
104Islamic Republic of Iran2.9indicator value
105Peru2.7indicator value
106Iraq2.6indicator value
107Bahrain2.6indicator value
108Algeria2.5indicator value
109Gabon2.4indicator value
110Guatemala2.3indicator value
111Kenya2.3indicator value
112Uganda2.3indicator value
113Sri Lanka2.3indicator value
114El Salvador2.2indicator value
115Sao Tome and Principe2.2indicator value
116Tunisia2.2indicator value
117Dominican Republic2.1indicator value
118Belize2.1indicator value
119Bhutan2.1indicator value
120Solomon Islands2.0indicator value
121Angola1.9indicator value
122Cape Verde1.8indicator value
123Syrian Arab Republic1.8indicator value
124Lesotho1.8indicator value
125Timor-Leste1.7indicator value
126Suriname1.7indicator value
127India1.7indicator value
128Nigeria1.6indicator value
129Comoros1.6indicator value
130Bolivia1.6indicator value
131Jamaica1.6indicator value
132Mauritania1.6indicator value
133Eritrea1.5indicator value
134Colombia1.5indicator value
135Equatorial Guinea1.4indicator value
136Ethiopia1.2indicator value
137Democratic Republic of the Congo1.2indicator value
138Sierra Leone1.2indicator value
139Republic of the Congo1.1indicator value
140Rwanda1.1indicator value
141Central African Republic1.1indicator value
142Lao People's Democratic Republic1.0indicator value
143Liberia1.0indicator value
144Guinea-Bissau1.0indicator value
145Burkina Faso0.9indicator value
146Mozambique0.9indicator value
147Morocco0.9indicator value
148Burundi0.8indicator value
149Cote d'Ivoire0.8indicator value
150Honduras0.7indicator value
151Haiti0.7indicator value
152United Republic of Tanzania0.7indicator value
153South Sudan0.7indicator value
154Bangladesh0.7indicator value
155Cameroon0.7indicator value
156Republic of The Gambia0.7indicator value
157Benin0.6indicator value
158Afghanistan0.5indicator value
159Yemen0.5indicator value
160Pakistan0.5indicator value
161Papua New Guinea0.5indicator value
162Malawi0.5indicator value
163Togo0.5indicator value
164Senegal0.4indicator value
165Guinea0.4indicator value
166Niger0.4indicator value
167Madagascar0.3indicator value
168Mali0.3indicator value
169Myanmar0.2indicator value
170Djibouti0.2indicator value
171Chad0.2indicator value
Showing 171 of 171 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).

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